Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-03-24

RELIGIOUS Graceham congregation
will observe a 1,ovefeast in connection with
morning set1ee next Sunday, March eth
Tbe usual inSnaiion' is extended. There
wh be no preaching in the Morsyiaa church
Mechanicstownss ext sunday -
orr, Lsnius' Pastor.
The va1iSy s.sSlss M, ofi,lds place is,
sued sirty-aEs adi,LsotAtgssit last week.
The fariilsss pf me vishHS of Fayetteville,
this count xs SasSader,asahe project of
starting lss nv lnthss neg bothosd
The wo nm let'Mr. John E.
Phlecgcr w5 esntral s,ore at the old
stand in tknte sh about April 1st.-
Valley Reasf ~ ego
FINE SAtI N. Geo. b. Keyser has
been sending out furniture in large amounts
qs,e prices ~ whicl.7hs j. selling and Vie
|cxctlient taste displayed in the make UP Of
his furniture Sell it Whenever 1t is seen by
any one that wishes to buy. Every one
ftEc goes IN his warerooms arc surprNed at
the immense stock and great variety of Styles.
The great trouble experienced BY buycfs is
to make choice where 81 many different
styles ere placed beiorthem.s1
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! FnAtRANr JAvi.l've We're the recipient
some dss we. y, .heamaslso of Nj. Lewis ].
Ramsburgh, Of two packages Of Leverings
hes, Java coffee. The Soothing Influence ex-
crtcd bv the delicious beverage extracted
from those berries must account for seem.
ingly inexcusable delay in our acknowledge.
ment. That coffee, like every other Lever
ing brand, is fine, very fine and Bro. Lewis
is popular and cntcrprising salesman.
REVIVED ONCE .MoRE.-We are IN receipt
Of communication asking us to inaugurate
another New County" movement.
Nothing would afford us greater pleasure
were we disposed to discuss issues for mere
pastmc or to magnetic projects Ms dead as
door nail. The political influence of Fred.
crick city managers = sufficient to keep
in iine numner Of district magnates that
manage to more than overbalancc the inter
est of purely independent aud unseltish
thinkers. The idea is Utopean and it's ma.
FERTILIZATION not to be considered al posi-.
bility. We have yet to be convinced that
it is practicable or desirable let It rest.
MISSIONARY MEETINGs.-A missionary
service was held in the Mcchanicstown Re
formed Church last Sunday evening under
the auspices Of the Cleaners Benefccnt So
cie,y. The Religious services were conduct
I'd by the pastor who also made short ad
dress. Readings bearing upon the work Of
! the Society were then given by ID. S. Firor,
Addie Grimes and Stewart Cramcr. Thirty
Two new members were added. The Socie-
tv was then rc-otficcrcd by the election of
NJ. c. Cramer, President ID. S. Firor, Vice
President; J. II. Yonson, Secretary and
Mrs NJ. G. Cramer Treasurer. A committee
was then appointed to revise the Constltu.
ti"n and bylaws SO a. To provide for month
! Is meetings instead weekly The commit
tee consists Of the pastor, G. n. Thomas,
and Mrs DR.. White.
A missionary meeting will be held in the
Rocky Ridge church next Sunday evening
with a view to etfcc,ing an organization aux
lliary to the Board of Missions of the Re
formed church in the L. $.
| WORTHY OF ATTENTION. copy from
one of our exchanges the following item:
1.-The Middletown Savings Institution
will shortly establish branch offices at
Frederick, Mycrsvl,e and Other points
throughout the county. The Office in Fred
erick will he opened next Uhisl Wednesday
at the Central National bank"
While We are not willing To become re.
sponsihlc for an opinion that branch of.
flee in Mechauicstown would Yield large re-.
suits, we are satisfied that it would be sup
ported by many.
Inasmuch as we sadly need an institution
of this kind and further as our past exper-
! fence has satisfied us that there is no proba-
hlity Of its accomplishment by our own PEG.
pie in the near future, we should he pleased
to have the Middlc,own Institution choose
this us one Of the locations for a branch of.
flee.
RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.-We are again
offered by our Board OF County Commission
ers one cent apiece for each copy of their
| Annual Statement wrapped and sent out by
, us, one for every bona tile subscriber on our
mail list. Now it so happens that in the
| same issue in which this 7coumn advcr-
! tisement would appear, thee also appears
7-nch advertisement sent us by this same
board.
Now the curious and to us utterly inexpiic.
able part of this procedure ls, that for the
finch adv. we will receive, by one half dol
lar more than is offered us for the 1.column
adv. not considering the fact that our post
age would be increased some cent. by the
issuing Of the latter.
Just why this Board should pay us TWEEN
~ times as much for one advertisement rs it
offers for another is one Of those magnificent
theories Of finance, the comprehension of
which is to the finite mind, forbidden and
terrifying task.
When our magnificent and glorious coun-
ty of Frederick feels able to pay for services
rendered, the rate cheerfully paid by its in
dvidual citizens. it can secure a place; it
must look elsewhere when it asks for chart